Structure 22583 · Lawrence County, PA

Beltway Ex over Neshannock Creek

Carries Beltway Ex over Neshannock Creek, 037028 City Of New Castle.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT186 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

186 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length186.0 ft56.7 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2005
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
Location037028 City Of New Castle
CarriesBeltway Ex
CrossesNeshannock Creek
Coordinates40.99567, -80.34981

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length186.0 ft (56.7 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Area1162.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2005)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000022583

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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